Alexandra is a K-8th grade Math and Literacy tutor. She attended CU with a B.A. in Psychology and Elementary Education, and is a Colorado licensed teacher. She is passionate about involving students in their learning, and helps students build confidence in their abilities. She uses hands on, multi-modal strategies and has experience as an interventionist and a classroom teacher. In her free time, she enjoys skydiving, snowboarding, and other outdoor adventures.

​Amanda currently co-teaches science at the International School at Thornton Middle, while also a cohort member of the Boettcher Teacher Residency. She holds a B.S in Marine Biology and Religious Studies. Taking on numerous research opportunities, she has worked with scientists at WHOI and USGS to understand corals as an indicator for climate change. After her position as Scientific Officer at the Korallion Lab in the Maldives, she came back to the United States with a desire to teach science. She joined Scubanauts International as a Scientist Educator, where she taught students marine-oriented chemistry, physics, and biology in conjunction with diving research expeditions. She has experience with teaching STEM at a Montessori program and privately tutoring students in language arts, math, science, and Spanish. Amanda is passionate about her students becoming proactive masters of organization and leaders of their own learning.

Cecilia is a native of Colorado. She Graduated from Metropolitan State College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Biology and a Minor in Reading. She also has a Master of Arts in Education from the University of Colorado Denver. She Retired from Denver Public Schools in 2012 after serving the district for 24 years, teaching 5th grade most of my career and also as a math intervention teacher for 6th-8th grade. I enjoy doing activities with my family on the weekends and bowling with my husband during the week. ​Cecilia runs the exl learning lab after school ensuring that kids get their homework done right the first time and ready to hand in.

Chris has been a secondary math teacher in North Carolina since 2010, where he coached the competitive Mathcounts team, ran a school fantasy sports math club, and coached the school’s lacrosse team. Living in Denver now, Chris is pursuing a career as a professional banjo player!

He loves helping learners break through barriers and exceed their own expectations, so he’s now tutoring all varieties of math from middle school to Calculus, Test Prep, and Physics.

​Heather is a preschool program coordinator and teacher. She attended Pepperdine University and graduated with a degree in Liberal Arts and a multiple subject teaching credential in 2010. She taught public elementary school for four years in Thousand Oaks, CA and for one year in Denver. She has a passion for hands-on, project-based learning and a love of sports and the outdoors.

Katie is an Elementary School teacher serving the Far Northeast region of Denver Public Schools. She has experience teaching students from 1st grade to 6th grade and loves reading and math! She has been passionate about reading her entire life and received her Bachelor’s Degree in English Literature. She then graduated from University of California with a Master’s Degree in Education. In her free time she loves to travel to anywhere with an ocean or to be spending time with her family and two dogs, Molly and Henry.

Michael is currently working at Lockheed Martin as a System Safety Engineer on the GOES Program. He has a wife that is currently a Family Medicine Resident at Rose and two dogs. Michael went to school at Texas A&M University (Whoop!) where he graduated with a B.S in Chemical Engineering and a Minor in Chemistry. If you can’t tell, he loves chemistry! When he is not working or tutoring, Michael is hiking in the summer, snowboarding in the winter, or just enjoying the outdoors during all seasons. Michael is available to tutor Math, Chemistry, and Physics.

Nabil is currently a high school math teacher in Denver Public Schools, and has taught in schools from New York City, where he earned his Masters in Education, Michigan, where he grew up and studied Electrical Engineering at the University of Michigan, and Summit County, where he became a certified ski and snowboard coach. He has taught in the classroom since 2006 and has tutored students for over fifteen years in subject levels ranging from elementary through college. Whether he is teaching tricks in the terrain park or test-taking strategies, Nabil most enjoys seeing his students gain confidence in their abilities and develop a love of learning.

Sarah is a 2nd grade teacher in Denver and is originally from Overland Park, Kansas. In 2013, she received her Bachelors in Elementary Education with an endorsement in Middle School Mathematics from Emporia State University. Soon after, she and her husband moved to Denver where they enjoy easy access to adventures like rock climbing, skiing, hiking, and mountain biking. They love to spend time in the mountains with their dog, Gipson.

Sarah completed her Masters in Education from Regis University and became a licensed Reading Specialist. She currently heads the Literacy Committee at her school and tutors students in reading skills. In addition, she has completed an intensive training in the Orton-Gillingham approach to reading instruction and incorporates this daily into whole group and small group classroom instruction as well as one-on-one tutoring. She is excited to continue her passion for the teaching of reading at eXL Learning!

​Shannon is a Denver native with a BA degree in Spanish from Macalester College (St. Paul, MN) and MA in Urban Education from the University of Denver. After living in different parts of the country, she returned to Denver in 2003 and began her teaching career. She has taught in English and in Spanish. Shannon has received training and certification in Guided Reading Plus, a reading intervention modeled after Reading Recovery. Currently, she works as an ESL teacher (English as a Second Language), teaching students in grades kindergarten through fifth. When she is not working with her students, she enjoys gardening, road trips, and spending time with her teenage son and their golden retriever.

​Veronica comes from a family of teachers and started volunteering in classrooms as a child. Born in California, she attended the University of California: Santa Cruz, where she was a writing tutor for 3 years. After completing her bachelor’s, she continued at her university to obtain her master’s degree in education and her teaching credential in elementary education. After completing her student teaching in California, she moved to Denver to begin her teaching career. She worked with Denver Public Schools before joining the eXL team. She enjoys hiking, road trips, and working on her own writing projects in her spare time!

​Victoria worked in Vermont Public Schools for ten years as an elementary teacher, literacy specialist, and paraprofessional. She has also worked with teenagers on the Autism spectrum. She is trained in Fundations and Bridges Math. She is passionate about education especially literacy. Her undergraduate degree from Montclair State University in New Jersey is in English, and she has a Masters Degree in Education from Johnson State College in Vermont. She is compassionate, patient, and loves working with children.

In her free time, you can find Victoria hiking a trail or skiing the mountain. She loves spending time outside with her husband, Charlie.